by Adel Al Toraifi | Dec 16, 2011 | Opinion
When the Lebanese civil war broke out in April 1975, regional and international public opinion was divided over how to put an end to it. Some believed that the Lebanese crisis was an internal and Arab issue, and so international military intervention was unacceptable....
by Adel Al Toraifi | Dec 9, 2011 | Opinion
Late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat once said to Dr. Ali al-Samman: “Whoever rules Egypt, regardless of who he is, will be Egypt’s pharaoh. The gulf between him and those that come after him, in terms of significance and responsibility, will be enormous....
by Adel Al Toraifi | Dec 3, 2011 | Opinion
When the political scene in Iran became even further complicated in 1978, on the eve of the revolution, the then ailing Shah tried to placate the angry Iranian street by naming Jafar Sherif-Emami as prime minister, on account of his background, being a member of a...
by Adel Al Toraifi | Nov 17, 2011 | Opinion
Margaret Thatcher was once asked whether it was “politically wise” for a leader to tackle a crisis in the making by confronting it quickly, instead of waiting for it to arise. She paused for a second and then answered: “Most of the time, what we...
by Adel Al Toraifi | Nov 9, 2011 | Opinion
In July 1929, renowned British historian Arnold Toynbee published an article entitled “A Problem of Arabian Statesmanship”, in which he highlighted the political unrest that was plaguing the Arabian Peninsula in the 1920s and how British interests had been...
